The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-30
THE PLATFORM.

We, the Union Labor Party of Colorp-
DO declare our adherance to the National
Platform of the party as adopted at Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
We further declare that all men and
women are born free and with equal rights;
that they are endowed with certain ina
lienable rights among which are the right
of all to life and the means of living
liberty and the conditions assem-
tial to liberty, the right OF all to equal and
exact Justice and to the free use of the
legitimate means necessary 10 enforce 1t,
and the right to the pursuit of Happiness.
We declare these to be the basic principles
OF the Labor Movement, whether domes-
tic or foreig,. and we invite TO their sup
port and adherancc, all honest men ire
spcctiye Of nationality or creed.
We denounce the secret conspiracy (now
being made manifest, among the monopo-
listic and aristocratic classes) to steal
from us, the people, by bribed legislatures,
corrupted courts and servile executives,
our dearest constitutional rights, as TREAS
ON pure and unalloyed. We declare that
we will resist TO the uttermost the attempts
now being made in dozen states OF this
land 20 suppress the right Of free speech,
TO kill the labor press, TO deprive US OF
Jury trials and presentments, to disarm
the people, to enforce unlawful seizures
and searches Of persons, papers, houses
and effects, to destroy the rights of public
assemblage, protest and petition, and to
deprive US Of the ballot.
We insist that the robbery of the public
I.I hat htth a
Doodle must 90; that election frauds must
stop; that taxes be laid justly upon the
rich aud poor alike; that justice be free;
that the rich criminal shall rot escape the
jnil and that the poor man shall not be
bounded To death, desperation or despair.
We declare that franchises for public
works shall no longer be corruptly granted
20 private corporations but snall be owned
aud operated by the people, i'r the peo-
pie ut cost.
The waters of the state should be 10 nd
minstercd by the state Mt cost, that the
tnilers of the fnrms and the moilers III the
-hops can hnvb water, one of Gods free
gift, To man, at the cost price of con.
.tructing and maintaining the proper wat
or works aud irrigation system.
Inc mines ut tlllS stNtt must pe w au
miuistercd ~ 10 benefit the working
miners more and the foreign stock ck-holders
lrss.
The iuduity Of wrongs under which the
workers aud producers suffer, preclude
further specifications But the United La
bor Party stands pledged to remedy them
one aud ali 10y constitutional methods as
Gar ~ human wisdom, honest deeds and n
deep and abiding love of humanity and
our American institutions can serve so Ia
DO.
We believe the dicta of science that pov'
trty can and must be abolished, that crime
aud misery can and shall be destroyed and
that he who will not work, alone ought not
to eat.
The time has come for party of hon
est men. true 10 their convictions and
fearing nothing but TO do dishonest act.
This the United Labor Party shall be, or
il shah not live.
To our aid and support we call the Ell.
forts of all who love their country and Will
recognize the supremacy Of moral instead
Of selfish obligations.
We affirm that We alone are the party of
true Americanism, combining honest
democracy and progressive republicanism
In fact, intead of in name alone.